Job Design

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JOB DESIGN

1. Introduction
Job design theory is an important concept in business management. The way a job is designed affects employee work performance. It is crucial that organizations create an environment where workers are motivated by jobs in which they feel challenged but at the same time, their work goes with the objectives of the company. Designing jobs properly will cause a positive impact on motivation, performance, and job satisfaction on those who perform them (Moorhead and Griffin, 1998). According to the hierarchical scheme of five basic needs of A. H. Maslow, people need to stay alive, to be safe, to be with others, to be respected and to do work that corresponds to our gifts and abilities (Bittel and Newstrom, 1990). Based…show more content…

The main areas of responsibilities are the most important part of the job description because it will provide to the company and to the applicant a detailed explanation of the skills and responsibilities to accomplish within the company and the costumers.

Example3: According to an article in The Times, Professor Christopher Bones answered a question about how precise job definitions and measures of success are vital. He explained that organizations Human Resources (HR) function should ensure that the employee’s role is well-defined and can be measured. The principal point being that it is really important for companies to detail role profiles, and within the outline must be the job’s tasks and responsibilities. (Christopher Bones, Precise job definitions and measures of success are vital, The Times, 15 October 2008)

“In the current business environment, what role do job design and workforce diversity play in attempts to improve individual and organisational performance?”
Literature Review
A significant number of ideas have been offered to explain job design and workforce diversity which impacts on individual and organisational performance in business environment at the present time (Yan, Peng, & Franesco, 2011 ; Foss, Minbaeva, Pedersen, & Reinholt, 2009). Improving and developing performance will…

Team work & Job design: Teams automatically perform at high levels.
Introduction
Job design is the process of deciding which tasks and responsibilities will be undertaken by a particular employee. It also covers the methods, systems and procedures for the work. In today’s business environment, proper job design can help a company to become more successful and competitive in the market. “The theory of job design, as we know it today, rests largely on the premise that effective performance and…

FACTORS AFFECTING JOB DESIGN
Job design is affected by organizational, environmental and behavioral factors. A properly designed job will make it more productive and satisfying .If a job fails on this count, it must be redesigned based on the feedback. The various factors affecting job design are the following
Organizational factors
Organizational factors include characteristics of task, work flow, ergonomics and work practices.
Characteristics of Task: Job design requires the assembly…

Contents
JOB DESIGN
Meaning:
Job Design integrates work content (tasks, functions, relationships), the rewards
(Extrinsic and intrinsic) and the qualifications required (skills, knowledge, abilities) for each job in a way that meets the needs of employees and the organizations.
It involves an interaction between what the organizations need to be done in terms of activities and what a person would do. It creates a framework of the job along with the strategy of the organization.
Job Design…

Introduction
Job analysis and design has attracted more attention of organizations, since poor job analysis and design result in poor job performances of employees and organizational performances. This essay is based on Philips’ changes in its workplace design in a factory. In the past, the factor’s old operation line had generated poor employee and organizational performance such as low morale of employees, high rate of turnover, and poor quality control. While redesign its operation line, Philips…

decision-making, and organizational design:
The Apple Corporation in the post-Steve Jobs world
The Apple Corporation has recently received a great deal of press in the media because of the death of its founder Steve Jobs, and a recent patent litigation lawsuit which it waged successfully against its Korean rival Samsung. Apple has been an extremely successful company, but this was due in large part to the dominance of Jobs as a leading creative intelligence over the company. Jobs was famed for being a micro-manager…

have been sufficient changes regarding job design over the past decades, including the rising popularity of new practices such as employee involvement (Maxwell, Richard & Sandra 2008). With new induction of theories, an analysis to illustrate the similarities and differences was made between the content and process theories; chosen theories being the two-factor theory and equity theory respectively. Implications of integrating various theories like the Job Characteristics Model (JCM) by Herzberg…

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
SOO CHUNG KIAN
LITERATURE REVIEW: JOB ANALYSIS AND JOB DESIGN
What Is Job Analysis?
Introduction
In human resources, job analysis plays an important role of it. It provides information regarding positions in the organisation. It is an important topic as well as a vital employment tool which can assist with HR activities and potential and current employees, ‘Job analysis is the systematic study of positions to identify their observable duties and responsibilities…

telephone or intranet / internet access. For example, TCS has a HR help desk where employees can call in with any HR-related questions. Currently operational in about three to four locations, TCS plans to expand this unique facility to all its centres.
Jobs are out, careers are in. And HR is assuming the responsibility for plotting the career paths and growth of the employees. Most software engineers have a three-point agenda: globetrotting, annual promotions and acquiring millionaire status. "This is…